Courtesy of the Southeastern Conference
Softball Players of the WeekHaylie McCleney • Alabama Junior • OF • Morris, Ala.McCleney led the team with a .571 average, 12 hits and 11 RBI, earning a spot on the Stanford Nike Invitational All-Tournament Team. She earned a hit in five of the week’s six games, including four multi-hit performances. Five of her 12 hits went for extra bases (4 doubles, 1 triple). McCleney slid into home as the game-winning run in the 1-0 extra-inning victory over Cal Poly (2/14), tagging up from third on a shallow fly ball to left field to score on the sacrifice fly. She also scored a season-high four runs in the win vs. Stanford (2/13), and drove in a season-high four RBI twice over the week, first against Stanford (2/13) and then against Pacific (2/15).
Lauren Haeger • Florida Senior • RHP • Peoria, Ariz.Haeger went 3-0 in the circle for the Gators, including two shutouts against Iowa and North Carolina State. In 15 innings pitched, she gave up eight hits and two walks while fanning 24 batters.
Allie Walljasper • LSU RHP • Manteca, Calif. Walljasper earned two complete game wins and was credited with her first collegiate save in helping LSU to its 10-0 start with a clean sweep of opponents at the Tiger Invitational over the weekend. In 16 total innings, Walljasper allowed just one run after nine innings of shutout work in the first two appearances, while walking none and striking out 10, holding an opponent batting average of .172 against Hofstra and No. 20 Notre Dame. She tossed her second consecutive shutout in the opener against Hofstra while striking out five and retiring the first 11 batters she faced in order. The next day, she entered the game in the sixth with the game-tying run on base, getting out of that inning while pitching the seventh to earn the save. Although her shutout streak ended at 16 innings in the finale on Sunday, she held the Irish scoreless for the remainder, retiring the side in three of the seven innings.
